Who actually benefits from new datacentres in Australia?

Australian politics live podcast by The Guardian

Aug 28, 202600:31:53News & Politics

National cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss the federal government’s plan for new AI datacentre development. Queensland and the Northern Territory have won a carve-out so that theirs can be powered by coal and gas – rat...

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